# Event Details - **Event Name**: Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake with Rainy Day Books - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 08 Jul, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 08 Jul, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Enjoy an evening with New York Times bestselling author Rachel Kushner, in Kansas City.About this EventJoin Rainy Day Books at Unity Temple to celebrate the paperback release of Rachel Kushner's book, Creation Lake.This event includes a talk from Rachel and an opportunity to get your book signed and personalized.The BookCreation LakeCreation Lake is a novel about a secret agent, a thirty-four-year-old American woman of ruthless tactics and clean beauty who is sent to do dirty work in France. “Sadie Smith” is how the narrator introduces herself to the rural commune of French subversives on whom she is keeping tabs, and to her lover, Lucien, a young and well-born Parisian she has met by “cold bump”—making him believe the encounter was accidental. Like everyone she targets, Lucien is useful to her and used by her. Sadie operates by strategy and dissimulation, based on what her “contacts”—shadowy figures in business and government—instruct. First, these contacts want her to incite provocation. Then they want more.In this region of old farms and prehistoric caves, Sadie becomes entranced by a mysterious figure named Bruno Lacombe, a mentor to the young activists who believes that the path to emancipation is not revolt but a return to the ancient past. Just as Sadie is certain she’s the seductress and puppet master of those she surveils, Bruno is seducing her with his ingenious counter-histories, his artful laments, his own tragic story.Written in short, vaulting sections, Rachel Kushner’s rendition of “noir” is taut and dazzling. Creation Lake is Kushner’s finest achievement yet—a work of high art, high comedy, and unforgettable pleasure.The AuthorRachel Kushner is the author of the New York Times bestseller Creation Lake, her latest novel; The Hard Crowd, her acclaimed essay collection; and the internationally bestselling novels The Mars Room, The Flamethrowers, and Telex from Cuba, as well as a book of short stories, The Strange Case of Rachel K. She has won the Prix Médicis and been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Folio Prize, and was twice a finalist for the Booker Prize and the National Book Award in Fiction. Creation Lake was also longlisted for the National Book Award. She is a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and the recipient of the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kansas-city/rachel-kushner-creation-lake-with-rainy-day-books/100001360861426159 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, comedy - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 26.71, max: 26.71, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Kansas City - **state**: MO - **country**: United States - **location**: Unity Temple on the Plaza - **lat**: 39.0421855 - **long**: -94.59507699999999 - **full address**: Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th Street, Kansas City, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake with Rainy Day Books - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c7e71ae35c2ba8515ab3c83bad9451631acda33e6be4af0618562e29387c6f74-rimg-w1200-h600-dca2125a-gmir.jpg?v=1747659148 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake with Rainy Day Books being held? - **A:** Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake with Rainy Day Books takes place on Tue, 08 Jul, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 08 Jul, 2025 at 08:00 pm at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th Street, Kansas City, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake with Rainy Day Books? - **A:** Tickets for Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake with Rainy Day Books are priced at USD 27 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailability2 tickets, 1 bookUSD 27 + USD 3 feeAvailable1 ticket, 1 bookUSD 27 + USD 3 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake with Rainy Day Books? - **A:** Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake with Rainy Day Books is organized by Rainy Day Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake with Rainy Day Books is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kansas City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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Jennings is the Founder & President of Rainy Day Books, Inc.  Since Vivien opened the doors on November 04, 1975, Rainy Day Books has provided the Greater Kansas City community with a gathering place, a wellspring for ideas and creative thought, and an ongoing voice for literacy and awareness.  Rainy Day Books is the major independent bookseller in Kansas City, recognized locally and nationally profiled by The Kansas City Star, KC Small Business and Publishers Weekly for its community Author Events, which average 300 plus per year.  Rainy Day Books recommends selections to over 140 Book Clubs in the area.  Vivien and her partner Roger Doeren support many local charitable and civic organizations in raising both funds and awareness through many of the community Author Events.  Their philosophy is: \"Bigger Isn't Better.  Better Is Better.  We are interested not so much in what we have done, but more in what we still want to do.  It is thrilling to watch people leave our Events with the knowledge that authors and their books can expand their awareness, improve their health, make them laugh, touch their hearts, and encourage them to achieve a better life in abetter world. This is truly the spirit of the 'Legacy of Literacy' that we hope to contribute to the community.\"" } ] } ] ```